Passion is the initial fuel for every game; creativity is the reason it is seen by the world. A narrative with emotional depth, a bold artistic vision, a gameplay mechanic never tried before—these inspirations born in the dead of night deserve to be encountered, understood, and shared by those who truly appreciate them. This time, let your passion take the stage.
The 2026 "Golden Dolphin Award Game Development Competition" is a game creation initiative jointly launched by the Golden Dolphin Awards and Haoyou Kuai Bao, open to global development teams. It offers a full-process experience from concept design, R&D, and production to online testing, as well as support for publishing and distribution. With a prize pool of millions, cross-platform exposure, and AI empowerment to help creative works break through and shine, more great games will be discovered by millions of players!
Awards
Best Game Award
Awarded to the work with the best overall performance, comprehensively evaluated in terms of creativity, gameplay expression, artistic quality, technical stability, overall completeness, and other aspects—it is the highest honor of this competition.
Gold Award: 1 winner, ¥150,000 (150,000 RMB)
Silver Award: 2 winners, ¥120,000 (120,000 RMB)
Bronze Award: 3 winners, ¥100,000 (100,000 RMB)
Nomination Award: 7 winners, ¥10,000 (10,000 yuan)
Other Awards
Best Creative Award: 1 winner, ¥80,000 (80,000 yuan) Awarded to works with the most breakthrough, originality, and expressiveness in core creativity or gameplay mechanics
Best Popularity Award: 2 winners, ¥50,000 (50,000 yuan) Based on real player voting data, one mobile game and one PC game will be selected and awarded the honor of the most popular works in the competition
Best Student Award: 1 winner, ¥30,000 (30,000 yuan) All core creators of the participating game must be enrolled students at the time of registration
Strait Star Special Award: 1 winner, ¥30,000 (30,000 yuan) At least one of the core creators of the participating game team must have their household registration or company registration in 福建省 or 台湾地区
Schedule
Registration Period May 15, 2026, 11:00 AM — June 15, 23:59 Confirmation emails will be sent on the day of registration; no need to wait for a registration confirmation period.
Development Period (21-day limited time) 11:00 AM, June 16, 2026 — 11:59 PM, July 6 Theme officially announced at 11 AM on June 16, with development starting simultaneously. A 21-day golden window ensures all teams begin development after the theme announcement, maintaining fair competition.
Review Period & Trial Period July 7, 2026 — July 31: Centralized backend review, preliminary evaluation by event officials August 1, 2026 — August 31: Public trial of works, open voting for all users; Best Popularity Award determined by real data
Announcement and Awards September 2026: Finalist list announced. October 2026: Offline awards ceremony, winners announced.
Participating teams will receive:
Tens of millions of precise exposure: The app homepage features a dedicated entry for the contest works column, with tens of millions of daily exposures and cross-platform promotional coordination.
Popularity Voting: The Best Popularity Award voting is launched on TapTap (好游快爆), helping works gain followers and accumulate core seed users.
Real User Feedback: Provides genuine player reviews, including detailed evaluations of gameplay, bugs, and optimization suggestions.
Fast-Track Listing: Dedicated business liaison for quick review and approval, with exclusive operational support.
AI Agent Operational Support: The event organizers empower high-quality works with AI agents covering product launch data analysis, customer service, and other aspects, facilitating distribution across major domestic channels.
Full-Chain Incubation Support: The event organizers provide offline rent-free incubator spaces for high-quality works, while the OPC community offers computing power, AI tools, and other full-cycle support.
Participation Instructions
Participants: Open to global developers, individuals or teams can register.
Work requirements: Must be original games, AI-assisted production is allowed. Development can only start after the theme is officially announced on June 16, 2026.
Registration deadline: June 15, 2026, 23:59
For registration-related questions, please join the QQ group: 764773777
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